Opening thoughts. Snap Inc.’s smart glasses are coming. It is a more a question of when and not if. CEO Evan Spiegel recently said something many of us are thinking. Apple CEO Tim Cook (right) with successor John Ternus. “I think Meta needed to partner with (Essilor) Luxottica because the Meta brand, I think, is…
“Indian equity markets are expected to open on a weak to negative note on Thursday (23rd April 2026), tracking sharp weakness in GIFT Nifty and cautious global cues. GIFT Nifty is currently trading around 24,200, down by nearly 160 points, indicating a gap-down start for domestic benchmark indices. The decline reflects profit booking after the…
MUMBAI: The minutes of the April meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) reveal a panel that was deeply concerned about the downside risks to growth emanating from the West Asia conflict, even as it remained uniformly confident about the resilience of India’s macro fundamentals leading to the unanimous decision to hold rates.Governor Sanjay Malhotra…
The area around the weekly low of 149,000 is expected to act as a key support zone, underscoring its technical importance. (AI image) Gold and silver price prediction today: Gold and silver prices are showing sideways-to-bullish momentum, says Abhilash Koikkara, Head – Forex & Commodities, Nuvama Professional Clients Group. MCX Gold Price Outlook On the…
File photo (Picture credit: AP) Asian markets slipped on Thursday after briefly hitting record highs, as rising oil prices and uncertainty over US-Iran peace talks dampened investor sentiment.Japan’s benchmark index surged past a historic milestone before reversing course. The Nikkei 225 briefly crossed the 60,000 mark for the first time, touching 60,013.98, but later fell…
File photo (Picture credit: AP) Asian markets slipped on Thursday after briefly hitting record highs, as rising oil prices and uncertainty over US-Iran peace talks dampened investor sentiment.Japan’s benchmark index surged past a historic milestone before reversing course. The Nikkei 225 briefly crossed the 60,000 mark for the first time, touching 60,013.98, but later fell…
MUMBAI: Two years after one of India’s most storied business dynasties, Godrej Group, split, Godrej Industries Group (GIG) is targeting 15% annual growth over five years and preparing to list more businesses as incoming chairman Pirojsha Godrej charts its next phase.GIG, with sales of Rs 57,300 crore, also plans to expand a nascent pet care…
The commerce department is working with agencies, including the Shipping Corporation of India (SCI), which was on the privatisation list until recently, to run special vessels to West Asia t o help exporters move their goods at cheaper rates.While freight to West Asia is in the region of $3,000-3,500 per 20-feet equivalent (TEU) and $4,500-6,000…
NEW DELHI & BENGALURU: Shares of HCLTech fell nearly 11% on BSE on Wednesday after the company issued a softer-than-expected outlook following a muted March quarter performance.Responding to concerns around a 2–3% annual deflation driven by AI, CEO C Vijayakumar said the company has largely offset the impact of deflation in its traditional services business,…
MUMBAI: More than half of young Indians, in the age group 24 to 34, who buy health insurance drop out within the first three years, exposing a structural weakness in policy retention.According to a Niva Bupa health insurance survey, 55% of policyholders in the age group who let policies lapse do so within three years…
